I-REC: What is an I-REC?
"An I-REC is a unique statement representing the environmental attributes associated with a specific MWh of electricity produced, including any avoided emissions, carbon offsets or similar market instrument that might [...]
June 2020
Portugal – Legal context
"The GO system for thermal and electric energy from renewable energy sources (GO-FER) derives from Directive 2009/28 / EC, of 23 April, on the promotion of the use of energy [...]
Portugal – EEGO – What are Guarantees of Origin?
"Guarantees of Origin (GO) are electronic certificates that are intended to prove to the final consumer the share or amount of energy from a certain source through a certain technology, [...]
April 2020
Sembcorp – What are RECS?
"A Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) is a market-based instrument that certifies the bearer owns one megawatt-hour (MWh) of electricity generated from a renewable energy resource." Source: https://a.pgtb.me/hSSlgV
February 2020
What is the lifecycle of an Energy Attribute Certificate?
The lifecycle of an EACs is as follow: Production of renewable electricity by a qualified and registered power plant of an EACs system (i.e. EECS, I-REC, …) Issuing of an [...]
January 2020
Singapore – What is the status of renewable energy in Singapore?
"Renewable energy (“renewables”) is energy generated from natural resources that can be replenished. These include solar, wind, geothermal and hydro. In Singapore, we have limited renewable energy options. There are [...]
South Korea – Can environmental attributes be stripped and sold separately?
Persons engaged in new and renewable energy generation business can receive RECs issued by KEA (through its New and Renewable Energy Center) in respect of electricity generated by new and [...]
South Korea – Who is operating the RECs market?
MOTIE is also in charge of overseeing regulatory authorisations for electricity business and thus supervises the allocation of permits needed for generation business, except for any generation business with a [...]
South Korea – Who is certifying and issuing RECs?
The New and Renewable Energy Center also takes the role of certifying and issuing RECs by reviewing the REC applications submitted by parties that conduct new and renewable energy generation [...]
December 2019
What should a company do when it has a very small electricity consumption in a few regions where renewable electricity sourcing options are limited or not available? Is there a materiality threshold allowing companies to exlude these locations? (RE100)
"Renewable energy is a fast-evolving sector and we expect that those regions will have renewable energy sourcing options available in the near future. RE100 recommends that companies should investigate whether [...]